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2016-17 FRESNO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES FRESNO STATE Men’S BASKETBALL 2016-17 GAME NOTES Stephen Trembley, Director of New Media • 559-278-6178 (office) • 559-270-4291 (cell) • [email protected] Taylor Martinez, Communications Intern • 559-278-2509 (office) • 559-394-6492 (cell) • [email protected] GAME 28: FRESNO StATE (16-11, 8-7 MW) AT SAN DIEGO StATE (16-10, 8-6 MW) February 22, 2017 -- 8 p.m. PT -- San Diego, Calif. (Viejas Arena) TV/Online: CBS Sports Network (Rich Waltz/Dalen Cuff) Radio: 940 AM ESPN Radio (Paul Loeffler/Marc Q. Jones) Series History: San Diego State leads 61-51 (overall) and 39-17 (games played in Fresno) Record vs. San Diego State in Terry Era: 3-7 (overall) • 0-4 (games played at Viejas Arena) Last Meeting: San Diego State 70, Fresno State 67 (Feb. 4, 2017 • Fresno, Calif.) Last Meeting in San Diego: San Diego State 73, Fresno State 67 [OT] • (Jan. 19, 2016) FRESNO STATE Next Up: at Boise State (2/28/17 • 7 p.m. PT); vs. UNLV (3/4/17 • 4 p.m. PT) SAN DIEGO STATE OPENING TIP BULLdoGS VISIT AZTECS IN MW SHowdowN • Fresno State is seeking its first road win at SDSU since Feb. 25, 1999. Fresno State (16-11, 8-7 Mountain West) visits the San Diego State Aztecs • Fresno State has won 13 consecutive games when holding an opponent (16-10, 8-6 MW) on Wednesday at 8 p.m. PT inside Viejas Arena. The to under 60 points (5-0 this season, including 2-0 vs. MW opponents). game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network and 940 AM ESPN Radio. (Last Loss: San Diego State 58, Fresno State 47 • 1/27/15 • Viejas Arena) The Bulldogs and Aztecs are currently in a battle for a first round bye in • Fresno State junior guard Jahmel Taylor is ninth in the nation in 3-point the 2017 MW Championships. Fresno State also plays at Boise State on shooting (70-for-152, 46.1 percent). Feb. 28 and hosts UNLV on March 4 before heading to Las Vegas for the • Fresno State redshirt junior guard Jaron Hopkins is 17th in the nation in conference tournament, which will be held March 8-11 at the Thomas & steals per game (2.2 spg, 58 steals). Mack Center. Fresno State is the defending MW tournament champion. • Fresno State ranks 11th in the nation in steals per game (8.5 spg). Single-game tickets for Fresno State’s final home game versus UNLV start • Fresno State redshirt sophomore guard Deshon Taylor ranks 68th in the at $15 at the Save Mart Center Box Office and www.ticketmaster.com. nation (1st in the MW) in free throw shooting (85.6 percent, 107-125). Group tickets (for groups of 10 or more) are available starting at $8 per • Fresno State redshirt sophomore guard Deshon Taylor made 53 of his last ticket by calling 559-278-1688. 56 free throw attempts (94.6 percent, last six games). AboUT THE SAN DIEGO StATE AZTECS DESHON TAYLOR EMERGING AS DUAL THREAT The San Diego State Aztecs are 16-10 this seaosn, which includes a 8-6 • Since being inserted into the Bulldogs’ starting line-up on Jan. 14, Fresno record during Mountain West play. The Aztecs are currently in fifth place State redshirt sophomore guard Deshon Taylor has averaged 20.8 points, in the MW standings - a half game ahead of Fresno State. SDSU leads the 3.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game (10 games). all-time series with Fresno State 61-51, including a a 39-17 advantage in • As a starter, Deshon Taylor has also shot 88.4 percent at the free throw games played in San Diego. The Bulldogs have won two of the last three line (84-for-95 FT), compared to 76.7 percent (23-30 FT) as a reserve. meetings, including a 68-63 win in last season’s MW championship game • In the first 17 games of the season (no starts), Deshon Taylor averaged 5.2 on March 12, 2016. Fresno State last defeated SDSU in San Diego back on points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.9 steals per game. Feb. 25, 1999 when the Bulldogs won 95-84. • Deshon Taylor made 37.7 percent (26-for-69 FGA) and 28.9 percent (13-for-45 3FGA) in his first 17 games (as a reserve), while shooting BULLdoG BONES 46.8 percent (51-for-109 FGA) and 43.1 percent (18-for-46 3FGA) in the • Fresno State is in sixth place in the MW race - a half game back of fifth. last nine games (as a starter) for increases of 9.1 percent (FGA) and 14.2 • By winning the 2016 Mountain West Basketball Championship, Fresno percent (3FGA) since joining the starting line-up on Jan. 14. State earned its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2001. • Taylor scored a career-high 32 points, including a 17-for-18 clip at the • This season, Fresno State was picked to finish fourth in the Mountain free throw line, in a quadruple overtime game at Wyoming on Feb. 8. His West by the league’s media in a preseason poll in mid-October. 17 free throws set a school record for most free throws made in a game. • Before the 2015-16 season, Fresno State was picked to finish fifth in a preseason poll. The Bulldogs went on to win the 2016 MW Championship • REFERENCE: “Fresno State” (never: FSU, CSUF, Fresno State University, and earn the MW’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. or just simply “Fresno”); ABBREVIATION: Fresno St. or FS 2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (16-11, 8-7 MoUNTAIN WEST) N1 (Tues) Cal State San Bernardino (Ex.) ................ W, 76-69 Mountain West Conference Games N11 (Fri) UTSAOE [MWN] ....................................... W, 69-66 D28 (Wed) at New Mexico [ESPN3] .................................L, 73-78 N14 (Mon) Prairie View A&MOE [MWN] .................... L, 78-84 D31 (Sat) Nevada [ESPN3] ....................................... W, 77-76 N19 (Sat) LamarOE [MWN] ...................................... W, 83-64 J4 (Wed) Wyoming [MWN] .................................... W, 85-70 N22 (Tues) at CSU Bakersfield ...........................................L, 63-71 J7 (Sat) at San Jose State [MWN] ................................L, 62-69 N25 (Fri) at Oregon StateOE [Pac-12 Oregon] ..............W, 63-58 J11 (Wed) at Air Force [MWN] .......................................L, 72-81 N30 (Wed) Menlo College .......................................... W, 80-67 J14 (Sat) Boise State [MWN] .................................. W, 89-80 D3 (Sat) at Drake [ESPN3] ....................................... W, 78-76OT J18 (Wed) Colorado State [CBSSN] .......................... W, 78-57 D6 (Tues) at Marquette [CBSSN] ....................................L, 81-84 J21 (Sat) at Nevada [CBSSN] ........................................W, 81-76 D10 (Sat) Cal Poly [MWN]....................................... W, 73-59 J28 (Sat) at Utah State [MWN] ......................................L, 65-78 D14 (Wed) Holy Names University ............................ W, 88-54 F1 (Wed) Air Force [ROOT Sports/MWN] ............. W, 73-64 D17 (Sat) at Pacific [TheW.tv] .................................... W, 70-68OT F4 (Sat) San Diego State [ESPN3] .......................... L, 67-70 D20 (Tues) at No. 20/21 Oregon [Pac-12 Networks] ......L, 63-75 F8 (Wed) at Wyoming [MWN] ..............................L, 100-1024OT F11 (Sat) at Colorado State [ESPN3] .............................L, 62-78 NOTES: F15 (Wed) San Jose State [MWN] .............................. W, 77-59 • All games also broadcast on 940 AM ESPN Radio F18 (Sat) New Mexico [CBSSN] .............................. W, 71-61 • All home games also broadcast in Spanish on 1600 AM ESPN Deportes • All home games in BOLD and played at Save Mart Center F22 (Wed) at San Diego State [CBSSN] .............................. 8 p.m. • All Times Pacific F28 (Tues) at Boise State [CBSSN] ....................................... 7 p.m. M4 (Sat) UNLV [ESPN3] ............................................. 4 p.m. OE = 2016 Orange Express [Multi-Team Event, games played at Campus Sites] Pac-12 Networks = Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Los Angeles, Pac-12 Washington, 2017 Mountain West Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.) Pac-12 Oregon, Pac-12 Bay Area, Pac-12 Arizona and Pac-12 Mountain M8 (Wed) MW Opening Round [MWN] ............................TBD CBSSN = CBS Sports Network M9 (Thurs) MW Quarterfinals [CBSSN] ................................TBD MWN = Mountain West Network (www.GoBulldogs.com/mwn) M10 (Fri) MW Semifinals [CBSSN] .............7 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. ROOT = ROOT Sports M11 (Sat) MW Championship [CBS] ................................ 3 p.m. | 6 ncaa appEaRANCES (1981, ’82, ’84, 2000*, ’01 & ’16) • 9 nit appEaRances • 1983 nit championS | 1 Individual Career History 2016-17 FRESNO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES BEDDEO, Ryan Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring CAREER StARTS Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg Name Career 16-17 2016-17 3-0 8/2.7 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 0.7 Paul Watson 122 27 TOTAL 3-0 8/2.7 1-2 .5 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 0.7 Karachi Edo 63 5 Cullen Russo 32 17 BITTNER, Sam Jahmel Taylor 24 24 Jaron Hopkins 21 21 Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg Bryson Williams 21 21 2015-16 18-4 165/9.2 6-16 .3 7 5 5-14 .3 5 7 2-5 .4 0 0 2 15 17 0.9 19 1 5 1 1 3 19 1.1 Sam Bittner 12 8 2016-17 24-8 317/13.2 11-41 .2 6 8 8-30 .2 6 7 1-2 .5 0 0 16 31 47 2.0 41 0 21 13 6 11 31 1.3 Deshon Taylor 10 10 TOTAL 42-12 482/11.5 17-57 .2 9 8 13-44 .2 9 5 3-7 .4 2 9 18 46 64 1.5 60 1 26 14 7 14 50 1.2 Terrell Carter II 10 3 CARTER II, Terrell CAREER GAMES PLAYEd Name Career 16-17 Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Paul Watson 129 27 Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg Karachi